Laur

', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.During World War II, the military camp, bases, and general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army were located in Laur and the engagements of the anti-Japanese operations in Central Luzon from 1942 to 1945. Laur was infamous for Fort Magsaysay, where former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Senator José Diokno were kept in solitary confinement for twenty-two days by the government of President Ferdinand Marcos.The National Penitentiary (New Bilibid Prisons), which is currently housed in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, is scheduled for relocation to Barangay San Isidro.BarangaysLaur is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Barangay I (Pob.) Barangay II (Pob.) Barangay III (Pob.) Barangay IV (Pob.) Betania Canantong Nauzon Pangarulong Pinagbayanan Sagana San Fernando (a.k.a. Sorgue) San Isidro San Josef (a.k.a. Ariendo) San Juan San Vicente Siclong San Felipe (a.k.a. Makalaw)